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(Left-right) Questlove, Floyd Rance, Stephanie T Rance, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Margaret Brown attend the premiere of Netflix’s Descendant during the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival at MV Performing Arts Center in Edgartown, Massachusetts. – AFP

Barack Obama: President, Nobel laureate, and now Emmy winner

Hollywood newcomer Barack Obama was awarded an Emmy for narrating his Netflix documentary series "Our Great National Parks," the Television Academy announced Saturday. The former two-term US president had already won a pair of Grammy Awards - for audio versions of his memoirs "The Audacity of Hope" and "Dreams from My Father" - so he now only needs an Oscar and a Tony to complete the estimable EGOT.According to an Entertainment Weekly tracker,...

Korean American K-pop star AleXa (center), who recently won the American Song Contest, takes part in a rehearsal with her dance crew in a dance studio of South Korea’s ZB Label in Seoul. Korean-American K-pop star AleXa has wanted to be on stage since she was a kid, but her search for fame in South Korea was also fuelled by another reason—to help her mother find her birth family. - AFP

K-pop, K-drama and K-art: Frieze fair lands in Seoul

The art world landed in Seoul this week for the inaugural edition of Frieze in Asia, as the vibrant South Korean capital looks to position itself as the region's next art hub. Previous Frieze fairs have been held in traditional art capitals like London, Paris and New York, but industry experts say Seoul was a natural pick for the first Asian edition of the prestigious event.South Korea has emerged as a cultural powerhouse in recent years with the...

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Shamiya reserve: Oasis in the desert

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: A tropical forest can be found in the center of Kuwait at Shamiya Nature Reserve Youth Center, with thousands of different types of trees, orchids, flowers and spice plants. The idea of the reserve sprouted in 2014, and the dream was to see residential areas full of trees, says Noha Al-Kharafi, one of the founders of the reserve.Speaking exclusively to Kuwait Times, Al-Kharafi remembers that the idea was initially rejected by...

MOSCOW: Honor guards stand by the coffin of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, during a memorial service at the Column Hall of the House of Unions on Sept 3, 2022. - AFP

Russians bid farewell to Gorbachev

MOSCOW: Russians on Saturday paid their final respects to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, in a ceremony held in Moscow without much fanfare and with President Vladimir Putin notably absent. Several thousand mourners queued up to quietly file past Gorbachev's open casket as it was flanked by honor guards under the Russian flag in the historic Hall of Columns. The hall has long been used for the funerals of high officials in...

KOCHI: Indian Navy officers gather on the deck of the Indian indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant during its commissioning at Cochin Shipyard on Sept 2, 2022. - AFP

India unveils homemade aircraft carrier

KOCHI, India: India debuted its first locally made aircraft carrier on Friday, a milestone in government efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign arms and counter China's growing military assertiveness in the region. The INS Vikrant, one of the world's biggest naval vessels at a length of 262 m, will formally enter service after 17 years of construction and tests. It inherits the name of a retired carrier famed for enforcing a blockade against...

KUWAIT: Sadu House officials and ASEAN ambassadors pose for a group photo during the ASEAN textile exhibition at Sadu House. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

ASEAN nations showcase rich textile heritage at Sadu House

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: ASEAN embassies in Kuwait have collaborated with Al Sadu Weaving Society to organize an 'ASEAN Textile Exhibition & Workshop' from Sept 1 to 6, 2022 at the Sadu House. The exhibition, which aims to promote the heritage of ASEAN textiles among the Kuwaiti public, feature both fashionable and national dresses, local garments as well as handmade clothes. The exhibition displays textile products from Malaysia, Brunei Cambodia,...

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Cancer cases on the rise in Kuwait

By Abdellatif M SharaaKUWAIT: Consultant of internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology Dr Wafaa Al-Hashash said colon and rectal cancer cases have increased in Kuwait in recent years. "Around 3,842 cancer cases were registered in Kuwait in 2020, according to World Health Organization (WHO) figures," she said, adding 1,719 mortalities and 10,885 cancer cases were recorded in the past five years.Dr Hashash said on a global scale, WHO...

KHARTOUM: Relief from Kuwait on its way to affected areas. — KUNAn

Flood-ravaged Sudan commends Kuwait's support

KHARTOUM: Sudan lauded Kuwait's humanitarian efforts in supporting those affected in the recent flash floods that ravaged the country. Speaking at a press conference, Adam Ibrahim, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid in Sudan, stressed the importance of Kuwait's endeavors for the cause, thanking the Kuwaiti government and people for their developmental and humanitarian support. Fahad Al-Thufairi, Kuwait’s Ambassador in Khartoum."Kuwait's timely...

AMMAN: KU representative Rawya Al Mutar at the Kuwait pavilion at Amman Book Fair. — KUNA

Amman Book Fair highlights Kuwait's cultural contributions

AMMAN: Kuwaiti participants at the Amman International Book Fair reiterated the country's eagerness to partake in cultural festivals and book fairs highlighting Kuwait's contributions in enriching Arab culture. Held on the sidelines of the 21st edition of the exhibition, the participants unanimously agreed that contributing to such exhibitions is a positive step in galvanizing regional cooperation across cultural and literary fields.Meanwhile,...

KUWAIT: ICSK members of staff greet students.

ICSK reopens with festive welcome for all students

KUWAIT: The Indian Community School Kuwait (ICSK) was all set to welcome its students back after a long break, as the school resumed fully for the first time after two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The campus sported a celebratory appearance, as students took the walk through the welcome corridor created by the teachers and led by the head of the institution, Dr. V. Binumon, Principal of ICSK Senior. In line with the school's tradition,...

Kuwait Football Club and Tadhamon Sports Club battle to for the ball.

Zain Premier Football League results

By Abdellatif M SharaaKUWAIT: The second round of Zain Premier Football League was completed over the weekend. Nasr Football Club met Sahel on Thursday. The match started with Sahel playing exceptionally well and drew first blood 13 minutes into the match by its Algerian player Tarek Aggoun, then Nasr quickly equalized in the 17th minute with a shot by Mohammad Daham. Several attempts were made by both teams in the first half, but Nasr's...

KUWAIT: An aerial view of Hawally. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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